Burial-receptacle.



J. H. TODD. BURIAL REOEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED N0V.29,19O7.

; Patefited Jan. 5, 1909.

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J. "H. TODD. BURIAL REGEPTAOLBL APPLICATION FILED 110129.190?

Patented Jan. 5, 1909 VIII/[III],

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JOHN E. TODD, OF ERIE, KANSAS.

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To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JOHN H. TODD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Neosho and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying draw- 'in s.

b My invention relates to improvements in burial rece tacles, and particularly to receptacles 0 this character .made of reinforced cementitious material; and an object of my invention is to provide a rece tacle 1 of this character which will combine ightness with eat strength and which will he susceptib e of being hermetically sealed.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the best mode 'now known to me of a plying that principle, Figure 1. is aside e evation of a burial recepta'cle embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section, parts of the wall being broken away to show the construction thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse sec-, tion on the line AA of 2; Fig. 4 is a detail showing in perspective the steel hasket; and Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing the mode of. connection of the handles.

The walls'of my new burial receptacle are made of a mixture of Portland cement and sand in such proportions as to produce a cementit-ious material having the requisite strength for the purpose intended. This cementitious 'material is reinforced by woven-wire netting; This wire netting is woven into the shape which it is intended There are which is smaller than and fits within the other. Between the woven-wire shapes 7), r.- is interposed a layer of ceinentitious material and within the inner or smaller wire shape 7) and outside of the larger and outer wire shape 0 are placed still other layers of (-einentitious material. The receptacle thus far constructed is placed within the steel basketshown, in Fig. 4. The steel basketis n' ade up (its. Frame J which extends Specification of Letters Yatent. Application filed November 29, 1907. Serial mi. 404,198.

along the side walls and end walls of the receptacle at about the height of the handles. i

To the frame (l are secured U-shaped hands 2 sufficient in number to give the requisite strength. Firmly fastened to the steel. basket at the junction of the U-shaped bands (2 a with the side bands of the frame (1 are the Patented Jan. 5,

handle-bar su ports f which carry the handle-bars g. T is ives great strength to the construction comfiined with lightness 'and permits the receptacle to be carried without danger of breakage. The body of the receptacle is finished by coverin the steel basket with cementitious materia (Fig. 5).

The edge of the 'walls of the body of the receptacle is formed with an interior shoulder it upon which rests the cover 2'. -The latter is made up of two wire shapes 6', c between which is interposed a layer of cementitiousmaterial; and outside and inside of which are placed still other layers of like material. The cover is formed with\ an opening 7' ateach side of which is a ledge 70 upon which rests the glass cover m. Upon the cover m is placed the cement cover or lid a (Fi 1, 2 and 3 The joint between the tfody of the cover and the lid n and glass plate m is sealed with cement, as

is also the joint between the cover 2' and the body of the receptacle. The cover 21 is rounded as shown in Fig. 3. I

My new receptacle is adapted for use not only as a casket proper but also as a box for the reception of the ordinary wooden casket heretofore used. The outside of nfy new receptacle may be finished with cloth or in any other suitable manner to imitate in appearance the ordinary casket, heretofore in common use.

I claim:

A. burial receptacle consisting of a plurality of wire shapes placedone within the other and separated by a layer of cementi-. tious material; a basket comprising a frame which is substantially oblong in shape and attached to which are the upper ends of a series of U-shaped bands, said wire shapes lying within said basket and being sepa-- rated therefrom by a layer of cementitious material; and handle supports-fastened to said basket at the junctions of the upper ends of said U-shaped bands with said oblong frame, whereby rigidity of structure is obtained; the inside and outside of the receptacle being coated with cementitious material.

Signed at Erie, Neoshe, Kansas, this 21st day of November, A. D., 1907, in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

. JOHN H. TODD.

Witnesses:

Jos. A. DEATHERAGE, J. Q. STRATTO'N. 

